Tile Over Old Carpet Glue

Or use special carpeting metal glue less clips that save time and can be rearranged when placing on the floor.

Tile over old carpet glue.

Hi i ve got an old farmhouse. Use steam or boiling water to soften the stubborn glue that refuses to budge. We are talking old school 1960 s thick vinyl floor 12 x 12 s and the ceramic floor stuck just fine but now there is black glue on the concrete and it is real thin but and is sticking very well to the con. Patching manufacturers only recommend going over non water soluble adhesives.

The removal of cutback using grinding sanding or blasting may contain asbestos. Use over old cutback multi purpose and pressure sensitive adhesive residues. Existing low pile carpet can serve as the carpet pad. Use a long handled scraper like the kind made to remove ice to get as much of the old adhesive off the floor as you can.

Care must be taken here as most patching manufacturers do not recommend skim coating over all types of adhesive residue. The adhesive often called carpet mastic used under most glue down carpet is usually water soluble and tends to prevent thinset from properly adhering. Many installers simply see adhesive residue and immediately skim coat over the old adhesive residue. And i m trying to find something that will loosen up that glue so i can get it off and start all over again.

Using a carpet pad or plywood base over the existing carpet can create an even base for new carpet tiles. And i ve got to tell you though scott it s a big messy sticky job. Choose carpet tiles that interlock into place. Asphalt based cutback adhesive remaining on a concrete floor after removing old vinyl tile and other flooring represents one of the most difficult and risky subfloors for the installation of new flooring.

Regardless of which product or system you choose to use you will have to prepare the existing adhesive residue. This poses serious health concern. Switch to a reciprocating. Sweep up any debris caused by the scraping.

Apply a soy based. I ve got a carpet that s been glued down to tile. Triseal is not recommended for use in conjunction with polyurethane based adhesives. So i pulled up the old tile in my bedroom and it was installed over vinyl flooring.

Scrape away as much glue as you can using a scraper sparkling knife 5 in 1 tool or razor.